Pyuthan Project: Initial Flights

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Overview

Summary

This document contains recommendations for initial test flights, as well as some associated details

Recommendation

  1. Bijubar to Dakhanwadi (5.64 km)
  2. Swargadwarikhal to Kochiwang (6.16 km)

Rationale

The rationale for the recommendation is as follows:

  • The “base” site should bee one of either Bijubar (the district hospital) or Swargadwarikhal. This is because this is where the GeneXpert machines will be located.
  • The coordinates of these sites are below:
Type Name Longitude Latitude
Hospital Bijubar 82.85573 28.11916
Health Post Swargadwarikhal 82.63535 28.16659
  • Using one or both of these sites as the “base”, we recommend making the flight to a “Sub health post” (of which there are 35 in the district). The below chart shows the distances to each health sub health post from the above base sites.

  • Below is a table of the same data.
  • Given the distances, we suggest the following two flights for an initial test:
  1. Bijubar to Dakhanwadi (5.64 km)
  2. Swargadwarikhal to Kochiwang (6.16 km)

Recommendation details

Flight 1: Bijubar to Dakhanwadi (5.64 km)

Type Name Longitude Latitude
Hospital Bijubar 82.85573 28.11916
Sub Health Post Dakhanwadi 82.79839 28.11987

Flight coordinates overview

Interactive topographic map

Interactive satellite map

Interactive place names map

Static elevation map

Elevation profile

Static population density map

Population density profile

Flight 2: Swargadwarikhal to Kochiwang (6.16 km)

Type Name Longitude Latitude
Sub Health Post Kochiwang 82.62865 28.11127
Health Post Swargadwarikhal 82.63535 28.16659

Flight coordinates overview

Interactive topographic map

Interactive satellite map

Interactive place names map

Static elevation map

Elevation profile

Static population density map

Raw data (100 meter samples)

Flight 1: Bijubar to Dakhanwadi (5.64 km)

Flight 2: Swargadwarikhal to Kochiwang (6.16 km)

Alternatives

The below map shows other health facilities to/from which we can fly.

To get elevation/population profiles of any of the above locations, go to http://databrew.cc/nepal and use the flight planner app.